Ready or Not 2025: Strengthening Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Trust for America’s Health’s newly published "Ready or Not 2025" report evaluates U.S. states' preparedness for health emergencies, highlighting strengths and areas needing improvement. It reveals that while many states excel in areas like nurse licensure compact adoption and public health laboratory surge capacity, gaps remain in funding, avoidable mortality, and flu vaccination rates.

The report emphasizes the importance of robust public health infrastructure and emergency readiness, especially as infectious diseases and extreme weather events rise. Key recommendations include stable funding for public health, reducing health disparities, improving emergency response systems, and expanding vaccine stockpiles to safeguard communities against future crises. See the report here.